Naming the land: San countermapping in Namibia's West Caprivi

Geoforum

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1766-1775

  Taylor, Julie J ^a  

^a Department of International Development ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBNRM; Ethnicity; GIS; Identity; Land; Mapping; Namibia; Natural resources; NGOs; San

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GIS; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LANDSCAPE; MAPPING; NATIONAL PARK; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; CAPRIVI; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 50149086891     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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